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Where Does The Last Name Wessel Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Wessel (Arabic: ليسيل) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wessel? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name Wessel is the 19,335^th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 256,351 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Wessel reside; 58 percent reside in Western Europe and 58 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Wessel is also the 54,792^nd most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 11,813 people.

The last name is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 14,925 people, or 1 in 5,394. In Germany Wessel is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 43 percent reside, Lower Saxony, where 19 percent reside and Schleswig-Holstein, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Germany this surname exists in 59 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 31 percent reside and The Netherlands, where 5 percent reside.

Wessel Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Wessel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 752 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,683 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wessel Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Wessel surname are 19.95% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Wessel earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 18.01% more than the national average, earning 408,400 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 23.15% less than the national average, earning R 182,616 per year; in United States they earn 5.77% more than the national average, earning $45,637 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.77% more than the national average, earning $51,554 CAD per year.